The Atlas

Barangays in Bicol Region

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 6,064,426^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

3,471 barangays, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	MalasuguiLabo, Camarines Norte	3,603	about 777	about 4.64 km²	−3.67% a year	Rural
302	San RoqueSorsogon City, Sorsogon	3,597	about 1,191	about 3.02 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
303	PawaManito, Albay	3,595	about 476	about 7.55 km²	5.74% a year	Rural
304	NapoPolangui, Albay	3,593	about 1,089	about 3.30 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
305	BonbonLibon, Albay	3,589	about 518	about 6.93 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
306	DancalanDonsol, Sorsogon	3,573	about 1,333	about 2.68 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
307	PatingMasbate City, Masbate	3,570	about 18,889	about 0.189 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
308	BacolodMilagros, Masbate	3,568	about 438	about 8.14 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
309	BatangLigao City, Albay	3,560	about 1,348	about 2.64 km²	−0.88% a year	Urban
310	GubatTigaon, Camarines Sur	3,559	about 1,267	about 2.81 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
311	LiboroRagay, Camarines Sur	3,550	about 460	about 7.71 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
312	SantiagoBato, Camarines Sur	3,548	about 13,914	about 0.255 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
313	DayangdangNaga City, Camarines Sur	3,538	about 11,993	about 0.295 km²	−3.64% a year	Urban
314	Del CarmenUson, Masbate	3,536	about 279	about 12.69 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
315	MasarawagGuinobatan, Albay	3,534	about 172	about 20.51 km²	−2.43% a year	Rural
316	PalanogCamalig, Albay	3,526	about 1,088	about 3.24 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
317	BugaLibon, Albay	3,522	about 509	about 6.92 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
318	SipiDaraga, Albay	3,490	about 10,175	about 0.343 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
319	PanguirananBalud, Masbate	3,487	about 516	about 6.76 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
320	Umabay ExteriorMobo, Masbate	3,486	about 1,453	about 2.40 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
321	San AntonioMilaor, Camarines Sur	3,483	about 946	about 3.68 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
322	Santa TeresitaIriga City, Camarines Sur	3,480	about 807	about 4.31 km²	2.95% a year	Rural
323	NabangigPalanas, Masbate	3,478	about 570	about 6.10 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
324	BañagDaraga, Albay	3,476	about 9,395	about 0.37 km²	1.80% a year	Urban
325	BagahangladSan Jacinto, Masbate	3,475	about 235	about 14.81 km²	−1.31% a year	Rural
326	OtaviBulan, Sorsogon	3,474	about 1,096	about 3.17 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
327	PeñafranciaDaraga, Albay	3,471	about 1,817	about 1.91 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
328	BalinadPolangui, Albay	3,468	about 467	about 7.42 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
329	NaroCawayan, Masbate	3,468	about 1,562	about 2.22 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
330	PoblacionCastilla, Sorsogon	3,468	about 889	about 3.90 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
331	MaononLigao City, Albay	3,464	about 142	about 24.46 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
332	TayhiTabaco City, Albay	3,464	about 6,561	about 0.528 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
333	San VicenteCastilla, Sorsogon	3,461	about 756	about 4.58 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
334	Benigno S. AquinoBulan, Sorsogon	3,458	about 2,096	about 1.65 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
335	PatagIrosin, Sorsogon	3,453	about 578	about 5.97 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
336	BuangTabaco City, Albay	3,444	about 190	about 18.15 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
337	AgosPolangui, Albay	3,443	about 1,136	about 3.03 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
338	BahaoLibmanan, Camarines Sur	3,442	about 874	about 3.94 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
339	MahabaLigao City, Albay	3,441	about 862	about 3.99 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
340	TravesiaGuinobatan, Albay	3,440	about 3,308	about 1.04 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
341	San RoqueCamaligan, Camarines Sur	3,439	about 9,371	about 0.367 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
342	BolodSan Pascual, Masbate	3,436	about 396	about 8.68 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
343	SagradaPili, Camarines Sur	3,436	about 1,494	about 2.30 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
344	PambuhanMercedes, Camarines Norte	3,426	about 516	about 6.64 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
345	LayonLigao City, Albay	3,413	about 4,444	about 0.768 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
346	PoblacionPio V. Corpus, Masbate	3,409	about 810	about 4.21 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
347	ParaisoMilagros, Masbate	3,402	about 81	about 42.14 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
348	ImpigSipocot, Camarines Sur	3,395	about 703	about 4.83 km²	0.40% a year	Urban
349	DalupaonPasacao, Camarines Sur	3,389	about 206	about 16.45 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
350	GahononDaet, Camarines Norte	3,380	about 1,770	about 1.91 km²	−1.73% a year	Urban

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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